The Greatest Discovery In Sudoku History?
10,826*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
This puzzle - Madrigal by Fafrd - might just be the greatest discovery in the history of sudoku. It is absolutely astonishing. Just open the link and you'll see what we mean.
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/tGqm6F2nPN
Rules:
Draw nine non-overlapping 3x3 boxes, and place the digits 1-9 once each in every box. Digits cannot repeat in a row or column. Cells outside the boxes should remain empty. Digits within a cage must sum to the given total. Orthogonally adjacent digits can never be consecutive, be in a 1:2 ratio, sum to 5, or sum to 10.
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https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000CBD
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